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Developments in the ICT landscape have provided opportunities for innovation, collaboration and learning. However, for applied science to keep delivering benefits to societies, a stronger commitment to basic science and research is required, participants agreed.​

Scientific and technological advancements have transformed our societies, but for them to benefit all mankind the societal preconditions of fairness, sustainability and sound global governance are required, said Professor Richard R. Ernst at the opening session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) on 21 May.​

The link between new technologies and inclusive growth and development is neither simple, nor linear. UNCTAD’s research has aimed at helping understand the relationship, said Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi.​

At the 21-25 May session, ministerial and other participants, including a Nobel laureate, will seek new ways to harness science and technology to address development challenges, and review the progress made in the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) outcomes.​